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AG Schuette, former state Senator Whitmer, Libertarian Bill Gelineau win gubernatorial primaries

Republican Bill Schuette and Democrat Gretchen Whitmer will battle it out for the governor’s seat in November. Libertarians also had a choice for governor…

Coast Guard along Great Lakes seeing increase in hoax calls

U.S. Coast Guard stations that watch over the Great Lakes say they're seeing a huge jump in fake distress calls.The Coast Guard says more than 160 hoax…

Forest bathing: A retreat to nature can boost immunity and mood

Today is International Day of Forests. And it turns out trees are good for our health. Studies show immersing yourself in nature — especially a forest — can reduce stress and lower blood pressure.

Frigid temperatures arrived in the Upper Midwest with a polar vortex. In Chicago on Wednesday, Marius Radoi walked along a freezing Lake Michigan.

Why Is It So *&%# Cold? Come Warm Up In The Answer Vortex

The polar vortex has brought air so incredibly cold it may set low-temperature records. Will it ever be warm again?

The latest efforts to free Amir Hekmati from Iran

A man from Flint, Michigan has been held prisoner in Iran for two years.Amir Hekmati traveled to Iran to visit his grandmother in 2011. He was seized by…

Rich Savko's family has owned the Rock Store in Cornell, Calif., since 1961. The restaurant became a community center after the Woolsey Fire. "People were looking for information, and there was always somebody here that they could get firsthand information from, and that meant a lot to them," Savko says. "Plus they could share their stories and have a cup of coffee."

Biker Bar In The Malibu Hills Serves As Bedrock For A Fire-Ravaged Community

The Rock Store, run by the Savko family for more than 50 years, is one of the few structures still standing after last month's Woolsey Fire. There, amid the destruction, locals found help and hope.

Michigan was clobbered by snow and ice storms in January and February.

Shelters trying to make Christmas bright for people without heat

Several hundred people across the state may be spending Christmas in an emergency shelter, after a severe ice storm on Saturday.Dick Beauchamp is with the…

Enbridge Energy says they’ll spend $7 million over the next two years to buy new clean up tools in case there’s a spill along its Line 5 pipeline. There has been a lot of controversy surrounding Line 5 where it crosses at the Straits of Mackinac. At the

Enbridge to invest $7 million in new oil spill response equipment

Officials with Enbridge Energy say they’ll spend $7 million over the next two years to buy new clean up tools in case there’s a spill along its Line 5…

An example of the modular homes being installed on land bank property in Grand Rapids.

Stateside: Changes coming for paid sick time; Prop 1 explained; land banks and affordable housing

Today, the Michigan Legislature passed a law mandating paid sick leave in September, but they're already making plans to amend it after the midterms. We…

Private security guards protect themselves from stones thrown by students from the University of the Witswatersrand in Johannesburg on Monday. South African student protesters and police clashed in renewed violence as attempts to re-open the university descended into running battles on campus.

PHOTOS: Students, Police Clash In South Africa Over Free Tuition Demands

Fires, stone-throwing, tear gas and water cannon filled the campus of the University of the Witwatersrand on Monday, when the school was supposed to reopen after weeks of unrest.

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